El café no aumentará el riesgo de un nacimiento prematuro, pero fumar ciertamente lo hará: estudio
VIERNES, 29 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fumar durante el embarazo es un factor de riesgo significativo para los nacimientos prematuros, pero beber café no lo es, sugiere una nueva investigación.Las mujeres que fumaron durante el embarazo…
Learn MoreCOVID Triggered More Cases of Deadly Sepsis During Pandemic Than Thought
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The life-threatening infection sepsis was more common than once thought among COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic.Massachusetts researchers linked SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, to about 1 in 6 …
Learn MoreGetting COVID Shot During Pregnancy Helps Protect Newborns, CDC Study Finds
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) – When pregnant women get a COVID vaccine, it helps protect their newborns from the virus, a new government study shows.”These findings indicate that maternal vaccination during pregnancy could help prevent COVI…
Learn MoreBrains of Patients With Post-Op Delirium Could Be More Vulnerable
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Delirium is common after older patients have surgery and can cause serious complications and distress, but its cause has been a mystery.New research has found that patients who develop postoperative delirium …
Learn MoreLonger Nursing Shifts Tied to Higher Rates of Patient Incidents
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Higher proportions of long nursing shifts are associated with higher rates of patient incidents (e.g., self-injury and disruptive behavior) in mental health and community hospitals, according to a study pub…
Learn MoreTight Glucose Control Does Not Affect Length of Time Needed in ICU
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), tight glucose control does not affect the length of time that ICU care is needed, according to a study published in the Sept. 28 issue of the Ne…
Learn MoreCoffee Won’t Raise Preemie Birth Risk, But Smoking Certainly Will: Study
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smoking during pregnancy is a significant risk factor for premature births, but drinking coffee is not, new research suggests.Women who smoked during pregnancy were 2.6 times more likely to give birth prema…
Learn MoreManteniendo al bebé seguro: sigue estos consejos para reducir los riesgos durante el sueño
MIÉRCOLES, 27 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Siempre es un buen momento para revisar el espacio de sueño de tu bebé.La Comisión de Seguridad de Productos del Consumidor de EE. UU. (CPSC por sus siglas en inglés) ha publicado su informe anua…
Learn MoreBlack Patients More Likely to Be Physically Restrained During ER Visits
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) – It seemed to some that patients of color were being restrained in the emergency room more often than others, so researchers decided to investigate.While physical restraints can be used to keep staff and pat…
Learn MoreSuicide Risk Increased for Some U.S. Health Care Workers
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Registered nurses, health technicians, and health care support workers have an increased risk for suicide compared with non-health care workers, according to a study published in the Sept. 26 issue of the Jo…
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